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CatAsk on Docker (or Podman)

Prerequisites

  • Docker + docker-compose (or Podman + podman-compose)

Steps

Before starting CatAsk, you must copy the configuration files to their proper places first:

cp config.example.json config.json
cp .env.example .env

Then, paste this into the .env file, and replace sections that are marked with [CHANGE THIS].

DB_HOST = postgres
DB_NAME = catask
DB_USER = catask
DB_PASS = catask
DB_PORT = 5432
ADMIN_PASSWORD = [CHANGE THIS]
APP_SECRET = [CHANGE THIS]

You may now start CatAsk:

docker compose up

If you have done everything correctly, going to http://localhost:8000 in your browser should show a question box screen. You may now log in with your admin password, and configure the instance.

Updating

  1. Stop the Docker container
docker compose down

  1. Follow the Updating page to see what to add or remove to your config.json or .env.

  2. Remove the Docker image

docker rmi catask_catask
  1. Restart CatAsk
docker compose up